Encompasses all line name changes: American Girl (of) Today, Just Like You, My American Girl, and Truly Me
Claims of 1986 body tags on dolls marking Pleasant Company’s 10th anniversary are unfounded. The tags, found on dolls from ’94-’96, don’t correspond with the exact anniversary year, nor are they present on all dolls from ’96. The tags’ true purpose remains speculative without solid evidence; they may have originated from a specific factory test or to prevent impostor dolls at the doll hospital. Concrete proof to settle these theories is still sought.
For items that would be retiring, Mattel added a Last Chance Corner to the website where shoppers could get these items at a discounted price. Here’s what this portion of the website looked like around 2001-2002: Items were separated by product line: The American Girls Collection, American Girl Today, and American Girl Gear. Scroll through […]
Although the American Girl website was available earlier in the 90s, the American Girl web store didn’t debut until late 1999. Here’s the homepage you would be greeted with when visiting the website in late 99: Below is what the store homepage looked like. View the screen capture to see the graphics: The home pages […]
There has been a chart going around on social media showing how rare or hard to find every Just Like You doll is and I created my own updated version. Factors for determining rarity include how long the doll was available, how often it appears on the secondary market, and how much the doll sells […]
Often, Pleasant Rowland would put a message to parents on the back cover of a catalogue. Here is the back cover message from the Holiday 1995 catalogue: It reads: “A Message to Parents I started Pleasant Company ten years ago with a singular mission-to provide girls with beautiful books, dolls, and pastimes that celebrate the […]